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excoriate

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to criticize someone very severely and publicly

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Excoriate in a sentence

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The columnist excoriated the mayor for ignoring the city's housing crisis.

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Although she had every reason to gloat after the verdict, the attorney remained blank, accepting the win without a hint of boastfulness.

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Excoriate (verb) means to criticize someone very severely and publicly
Here is excoriate used in an example sentence: "The columnist excoriated the mayor for ignoring the city's housing crisis."
Common synonyms for excoriate include castigate, lambaste, censure, denounce.
Antonyms of excoriate include praise, extol.
Excoriate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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